AMD Radeon HD 8650M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER

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Combined performance score

GTX 1650 SUPER
26.17
+1277%

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon HD 8650M by 1277% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking189863
Place by popularity50not in top-100
Value for money27.050.12
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameTU116no data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date29 October 2019 (4 years old)7 January 2013 (11 years old)
Current price$206 $338
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 1650 SUPER has 22442% better value for money than HD 8650M.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores1280384
Core clock speed1530 MHz650 MHz
Boost clock speed1725 MHzno data
Number of transistors6,600 million900 Million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)125 Wattno data
Texture fill rate138.0no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER and Radeon HD 8650M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length229 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed12000 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.0 GB/sno data
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortno data
HDMI+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data
Multi Monitor+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)11.1
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
CUDA7.5no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 1650 SUPER 26.17
+1277%
HD 8650M 1.90

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon HD 8650M by 1277% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1650 SUPER 12225
+1064%
HD 8650M 1050

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon HD 8650M by 1064% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 1650 SUPER 68578
+814%
HD 8650M 7500

GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER outperforms Radeon HD 8650M by 814% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD72
+1340%
5−6
−1340%
1440p36
+1700%
2−3
−1700%
4K22
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 63
+1475%
4−5
−1475%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 53
+1667%
3−4
−1667%
Battlefield 5 72
+3500%
2−3
−3500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+590%
10−11
−590%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+1150%
4−5
−1150%
Far Cry 5 93
+9200%
1−2
−9200%
Far Cry New Dawn 89
+8800%
1−2
−8800%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+2800%
3−4
−2800%
Hitman 3 105
+3400%
3−4
−3400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+3600%
2−3
−3600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 71
+1675%
4−5
−1675%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85
+963%
8−9
−963%
Watch Dogs: Legion 71
+1320%
5−6
−1320%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 26
+2500%
1−2
−2500%
Battlefield 5 58
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+590%
10−11
−590%
Cyberpunk 2077 40
+900%
4−5
−900%
Far Cry 5 86
+8500%
1−2
−8500%
Far Cry New Dawn 83
+8200%
1−2
−8200%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+2800%
3−4
−2800%
Hitman 3 83
+2667%
3−4
−2667%
Horizon Zero Dawn 58
+2800%
2−3
−2800%
Metro Exodus 51
+1600%
3−4
−1600%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+650%
4−5
−650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 67
+738%
8−9
−738%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90
+1700%
5−6
−1700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 61
+1425%
4−5
−1425%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
+5000%
1−2
−5000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Battlefield 5 57
+2750%
2−3
−2750%
Cyberpunk 2077 34
+750%
4−5
−750%
Far Cry 5 79
+7800%
1−2
−7800%
Far Cry New Dawn 76
+7500%
1−2
−7500%
Forza Horizon 4 85−90
+2800%
3−4
−2800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+900%
5−6
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+2000%
1−2
−2000%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+925%
4−5
−925%
Hitman 3 51
+920%
5−6
−920%
Horizon Zero Dawn 39
+333%
9−10
−333%
Metro Exodus 29 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 11
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 40
+700%
5−6
−700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+1300%
2−3
−1300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 13 0−1
Battlefield 5 42
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Cyberpunk 2077 20
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Far Cry 5 54
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 55
+1733%
3−4
−1733%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+1700%
3−4
−1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14
+1300%
1−2
−1300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+950%
2−3
−950%
Hitman 3 25
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5
−60%
8−9
+60%
Metro Exodus 16
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+1500%
2−3
−1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+1600%
1−2
−1600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5 0−1
Battlefield 5 24
+2300%
1−2
−2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 3 0−1
Far Cry 5 24
+700%
3−4
−700%
Far Cry New Dawn 28
+460%
5−6
−460%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1750%
2−3
−1750%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8 0−1

This is how GTX 1650 SUPER and HD 8650M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 1650 SUPER is 1340% faster than HD 8650M

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 1650 SUPER is 1700% faster than HD 8650M

4K resolution:

  • GTX 1650 SUPER is 2100% faster than HD 8650M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTX 1650 SUPER is 9200% faster than the HD 8650M.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD 8650M is 60% faster than the GTX 1650 SUPER.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 1650 SUPER is ahead in 46 tests (98%)
  • HD 8650M is ahead in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 26.17 1.90
Recency 29 October 2019 7 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm

The GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8650M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER is a desktop card while Radeon HD 8650M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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